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Arjun Erigaisi takes connected Praggnanandhaa successful the 3rd circular of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament astatine Wijk aan Zee. (PHOTO: Tata Steel Chess via Jurriaan Hoefsmit)
Arjun Erigaisi was handed decision successful the 3rd circular of the Tata Steel chess tourney by bully person Praggnanandhaa successful 60 moves. While Pragg held the precocious manus successful astir of the game, the extremity came with checkmate being inevitable with Arjun Erigaisi’s king lasting successful the mediate of the committee without immoderate extortion portion Praggnanandhaa’s pieces surrounded it.
The decision means that Arjun Erigaisi has not won a azygous crippled astatine the Tata Steel lawsuit since winning the Challengers conception successful 2022 with a jaw-dropping people of 10.5 retired of 13. He had successful information won the lawsuit that twelvemonth with a circular to spare.
That triumph had secured Arjun Erigaisi a spot successful the Tata Steel Masters conception the adjacent year. But helium went done the 2023 variation without a azygous triumph and has continued that streak successful 2025. He did not play astatine Wijk aan Zee past year.
In the erstwhile rounds astatine the Tata Steel chess tournament, Arjun Erigaisi mislaid to seasoned Indian prima Pentala Harikrishna successful circular 1 portion being held to a gully successful circular 2 by location favourite Anish Giri.
INTERACTIVE: How Pragg defeated Arjun Erigaisi
Much is expected from Erigaisi this year, especuially since helium has trained his sights connected qualifying for the Candidates tournament. He is presently the apical ranked Indian subordinate successful the world, with a standing of 2801 and a satellite ranking of No 4, conscionable 1 spot up of Gukesh successful the December 2024 published ratings.
Gukesh and Caruana play draw
In different games involving Indians, Gukesh managed to play retired a gully against World No 2 Fabiano Caruana portion youngster Leon Luke Mendonca held the seasoned Pentala Harikrishna to a draw.
The effect means that Gukesh is inactive unbeaten since becoming satellite champion.
In the challengers section, Divya Deshmukh mislaid to Aydin Suleymanli portion Vaishali mislaid to Kazakhstan’s Kazybek Nogerbek.
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